Khan Academy to fill in gaps?

[Anonymous]

https://artofproblemsolving.com/alcumus/
And
https://artofproblemsolving.com/videos

[Anonymous]

Side note: Kumon is pretty bad for acceleration, and not great for reinforcement. Kids who do Kumon say they don't remember what they drilled in Kumon.

[Anonymous]

I wanted to add my perspective on Kumon, because I found it very useful. But like much else, it depends on the kid and the need. Let's me just say that the one year of Kumon for my current 4th grader has been of better value than all the money I've spent on music lessons, dance lessons, summer camps, etc. She's in a DCPS school (yes I know it's an MCPS forum, but I'm looking to move) and although "meeting expectations" by DCPS report card, based on the assessment through which they test her (Iready/Curriculum Associates) she's been below grade level since mid-1st grade, and in her spring 2022 PARCC she was "approaching expectations" not "meeting expectations."

I enrolled her in Kumon Feb of 2022, middle of her 3rd grade. She started from the beginning with single digit addition, then double + single digit addition, then double to double digit addition, etc. Then more of the same with subtraction, division and multiplication. Just the 15 - 20 minutes of practice a day was GREAT. Schools just don't drill like that anymore, from what I can tell. She now is fast, agile, and most important.... very very confidant in math. She finished triple digit divided by single digit, and now is about to do double digit times double digit, which she hasn't even been taught in school yet.

I think the magic for us is that she started this methodology and material at the perfect time -- middle of 3rd. I see younger kids (Kindergarten, 1st grade) start with single + single digit addition, and wonder if the parents just keep paying until the kid is older and ready for the more difficult math that requires a higher level of cognition to be meaningful, not mere rote memorization. By middle of next year, she'll be moving onto material that is in 5th grade math.

Essentially, you have to assess and re-assess whether this material and methodology is right for your kid, right now.

Because of the success of my younger kid, I started my 7th grader (who is in 8th grade math.) The Kumon center assessed him to start with fractions: lots of adding, subtracting, dividing, multiplying. It was driving me a little nuts, as he completely understands the concepts. But I realized it was to get him fluency, master, agility in find multiples, factors, etc. with single and two digit numbers. I'm not sure how much longer we'll go with him. Again, one has to constantly assess and re-assess.

Good luck.